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Hinchingbrooke House, Cambridgeshire

Originally a nunnery established in 1200, Hinchingbrooke passed into the hands of Richard Cromwell in 1536, on the dissolution of the monasteries. He converted the nunnery into a Tudor country house. In 1627 Hinchingbrooke was sold to the 1st Earl of Sandwich. The house remained with this family, the Montagus until 1962. In the Seventeenth Century diarist Samuel Pepys was a frequent visitor. His uncle worked at Hinchingbrooke, and a sister of Pepys's grandfather had married the 5th Earl, Sir Sidney Montagu. Their son Edward held prominent positions in the governments of Oliver Cromwell, and Charles II, and Edward was Pepys's boss in Whitehall for many years.

Today Hinchingbrooke House is a school.

Opening Times: The house is open to the public on Sunday afternoons 2pm - 5pm during July and August.

Address: Hinchingbrooke House, Brampton Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 3BN

Directions: Hinchingbrooke House is just outside Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, on the B1514

Contact:

telephone: 01480 375678

fax: 01480 375698

e-mail: info@hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk

web site: http://www.hhpac.co.uk/default.htm